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Federal Health Policy Update for June 6

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for May 31-June 6. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The deadline for stakeholders to submit comments on CMS’s proposed FY 2025 Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and long-term-care hospital prospective payment system regulation is Monday, June 10. Go here for further information about the proposed rule and how to submit comments. CMS has posted a bulletin describing billing changes in the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system that will take effect on July 1. Find [...]

joe2024-06-06T20:37:05-04:00June 6, 2024|Accountable Care Organization, ACO, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, COVID-19, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for June 29

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for June 23-29. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House President Biden has issued an executive order on strengthening access to affordable contraception and family planning services for women with private health insurance and through Medicaid, Medicare, and federally supported health programs and to foster research on access. Learn more from this White House fact sheet and the administration’s executive order. Department of Health and Human Services HHS’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has posted its final rule [...]

iqtsupport2023-06-29T15:36:39-04:00June 29, 2023|Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, COVID-19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Medicare reimbursement policy|

Federal Health Policy Update for Wednesday, July 20

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House The White House COVID-19 response team has briefed the press about the administration’s latest efforts in the response to COVID-19. Find a transcript of that teleconference briefing here. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency effective July 15. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has released its proposed Medicare outpatient prospective payment system regulation for calendar year 2023. [...]

iqtsupport2022-07-20T16:23:46-04:00July 20, 2022|340b, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, COVID-19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Medicare, Medicare post-acute care, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC, Telehealth|